Duke of Edinburgh Expeditions and Training

We are a well respected Birmingham based Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Approved Activity Provider, and our friendly instructors have a wealth of expertise and experience. We are committed to delivering a quality service to all our clients, whatever the adventurous activity we are offering.

We can provide a comprehensive package for DofE expeditions on foot or by Canoe, which includes training in all aspects of the expedition (with particular emphasis on navigation and camp-craft of course), supervision of practice expeditions, and supervision and assessment of qualifying expeditions at Bronze, Silver and Gold levels.

These standard packages can also be tailored to your group’s particular needs, so please contact us to discuss your situation and requirements, however comprehensive or minimalist they might be.

We also have equipment for hire – again please contact us for full details, but examples of costings are included below.

Ackers-Adventure is set in over 70 acres of land within inner-Birmingham, so we truly offer “urban” adventure in what feels like a rural setting. We offer a multitude of adventurous activities and skills training sessions on site – too many to list here, so please have a look around our web-site.

For further information please contact us via our Enquiry Form or by calling us on 0121 772 5111.

Testimonials…

Great time

Had a great time with the Jungle Challenge for our 6 year old's party. All staff very helpful. The famed Allan was busy that day, but Phil did a fab job, great with the children and extremely experienced. The children all wore hard hats, then crossed a low rock wall sort of thing, then into the 'jungle' for an obstacle course, kept them occupied and enjoying themselves. Highly recommended, thank you to all at Ackers, including Laura for her patient answers to my queries! There is lots more to do, including canoeing, zip wire and a tower drop, for our next party!

Storm000

Local gem!

We have had 3 family ski lessons here and they have all been great! We all learnt at different speeds but the instructors managed to accommodate us all. Really good fun and we are now planning to have a birthday party here as it is such a good local gem!

thedenbydalepie

Highly recommend

We've booked the Jungle Challenge & Bushcraft for an afternoon in September for the last three years. It's become a staple part of the induction week for our graduates to the firm now, and is probably the favourite part of their week! The instructors give just enough guidance and health & safety info so everyone knows what they are doing, but enough freedom so everyone can have fun too! Highly recommend.

Samantha H

Fantastic little adventure

Fantastic little adventure attraction, tucked away in a tiny green corner of urban Sparkbrook. I took my son here today to do the tobogganing. It was good value at £3.50 for 30 minutes and he had the slope to himself. It was fun watching the skiers having their lesson as well as the more experienced skiers on the big slope. I was so impressed I booked a ski lesson for the whole family and also look forward to trying out the many other activities on offer, like the canoeing, climbing and jungle trail. Great place.

Louise J

Fabulous time

Our first visit to Ackers Adventure with our charity, Reach. All the children had a fabulous time on both skis and toboggans. Our instructor was fantastic as were all the staff, including those who helped over the telephone when booking and with my (many) questions! Highly recommended and hope to visit again soon! Thank you!